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Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)

1948 · Feature film · 88 min · dir. H. Bruce Humberstone

  • Western

Synopsis

The Arizona wilderness, 1880. Gen. Fletcher Blackwell sends a message telling Capt. Walsh, who is escorting a wagon-train through Apache territory, heading for the fort at Furnace Creek, that he should cancel the escort and rush to another town. Apache leader "Little Dog" is leading the attack on the wagon-train and massacring everyone at the poorly manned fort. As a result the treaty is broken with the Indians and the white settlers take over the territory with the help of the cavalry, as the…

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Details

Director
H. Bruce Humberstone
Writer
Charles G. Booth
Composer
David Raksin
Cinematography
Harry Jackson
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
1948-04-30
Running time
88 minutes

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